It took us about three hours to get from Malacca to our next destination, Kuala Lumpur. These two cities are only 140 km apart, but there was a lot of traffic, especially at the entrance to Kuala Lumpur, and unfortunately, we found that the heavy traffic persisted for the remaining days. The taxi that took us to Kuala Lumpur was arranged by the hotel where we stayed in Malacca, the Baba House Hotel (more details about our stay in Malacca here).
For solo travellers and/or those preferring a cheaper option, you can also check buses from Malacca to Kuala Lumpur on the redBus Malaysia platform. Both Mayang Sari Express and Transnasional seem to have good reviews.
The most important tip from the posts about Kuala Lumpur!!!
Once you know you’re going to Kuala Lumpur, and if you’re interested in visiting the Petronas Towers (which you probably should), make sure to buy your tickets online for the day of your visit here.
We arrived in Kuala Lumpur on a Tuesday, on August 8, and after having lunch, we headed to the Petronas Towers, only to get a big surprise. There were no more tickets for the current day or the next one, and our chance to go up the Petronas Towers slipped through our fingers. It was a real shame because if I had known that tickets were so limited, I would have bought them in advance, but it didn’t even cross my mind that one of Kuala Lumpur’s main attractions would be so difficult to visit.
After our plans fell through, we went to the next program, this time more child-friendly, the playground in the shopping centre next to the Petronas Towers, the KLCC Park Playground, which also has a water play area. But we had to cancel again because it started pouring rain and there was no way to stop. By this time Maria Rita was very upset because “we hadn’t done anything for kids” yet, so we tried to go to a kind of science centre for children in the Suria KLCC shopping, and once again, we knocked on the door because there were no tickets available either!!!
I was getting quite frustrated, coming from a densely populated tourist city like Singapore, I can’t remember seeing so many “sold out” in one day. I think it was a coincidence that there were so many tourists in Kuala Lumpur at this time, and an inconvenience for us.
Anyway, we went back to our hotel to rest until dinner time, which would be at the bustling Jalan Alor food street. Find out more in the post Where to Eat in Kuala Lumpur.
From the hotel to the KLCC Shopping Centre, we took a Grab, which is quite cheap in Malaysia, especially compared to Singapore. The Grab app also has the advantage that it can be used in several countries by paying with the same debit/credit card already set up in the app, so it’s very straightforward.
Don’t forget to buy your e-SIM card from Airalo here so you always have internet on your phone.
See all the posts about our stay in Malaysia here.
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